Public Health Professionals: Endorse & Urge D.C. Council to Treat Drug Use & Substance Use Disorder as Health Issues Instead of Criminal Legal Matters (Drug Decrim + Harm Reduction)

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This letter is open to: organizations with a public health focus, and individual members of the public health community, including drug policy experts, researchers, academics, clinicians/physicians, social workers, outreach workers, community health workers, nurses, etc.

Thank you for considering signing yourself and/or your organization in support of this public health sign on letter! This letter is directed at D.C. Council and it urges them to introduce and advance legislation that would eliminate criminal penalties for personal use quantities of substances and invest in D.C.'s harm reduction infrastructure to address the health and needs of Washingtonians who use drugs.

For more information, questions, or concerns - please reach out to Queen Adesuyi of the Drug Policy Alliance (qadesuyi@drugpolicy.org). Deadline to sign on is end of day on Friday, December 16th.

Please view the full letter here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LCnVLjgcyVDiGUQL-OS3h2NmW9hMmWrp/view?usp=sharing

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Please include academic letters/degrees if you have them. Ex: Shonda Smith, MD, MPH

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